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Le MESSURIER,BRIAN: : DARTMOOR ARTISTS

UK.TIVERTON,DEVON.HALSGROVE/DARTMOOR NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY,2002.

ISBN 1841141658.

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean, glossy laminated,2/3rds wrap-around scenic colour pictorial illustrated dw/dj,with black leterring to front panel and white lettering to spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Head of spine/backstrip of dw/dj minisculey bumped with reciprocal rubbing. Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white eps.UK, rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,9-144pp [paginated] includes author's acknowledgements,an introduction, abbreviations list,sections on well-known 18thC artists visiting Dartmoor,local artists (18th - 18thC),Dartmoor painting families,popularity of Dartmoor in 19th- 20thC artists from 1945 to present day,a supplementary (A to W) list of artists associated with Dartmoor,a bibliography and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title +title pages,foreword by Nick Atkinson (National Park Officer,Dartmoor National Park Authority).and a contents list/table. Of all the inspirational landscapes of Britain the moorland scenery of Dartmoor has remained the least studied as far as art is concerned.Though it has attracted the attention of masters such as J M W Turner and nurtured its own Devon-born greats,notably the Widgerys,there has been to date no comprehensive study of its art and artists. This book draws together for the first time the names of those,across a range of media,who have been inspird by the moorland landscape.This is a fascinating Who's Who of artists on Dartmoor from the 18thC through to the present day, illustrated with examples of their work selected from private and public collections throughout the country.Each of the principal artists is covered,with a brief biographical study including representations of their work.Many less well-known figures are also acknowledged with,in many cases,examples of their work also illustrated. 'Dartmoor Artists' provides a fascinating portrait of the moor seen through the eyes of those who would capture its essential nature in art.It is at once both a major work of reference for art historians,and a wonderful and unusual evocation of this unique region of Britain. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015, and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.